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Lessons learned from MSC Flaminia

The European Commission presented the new EU operational guidelines for ships in need of assistance. Work on these guidelines started following the MSC Flaminia incident when a fire broke out on board a German-flagged vessel, which was subsequently left adrift on the high seas for weeks until Germany agreed to allow the stricken ship to enter its territorial waters.

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Fall overboard Selandia Swan results in crew fatality

The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has issued an accident report onboard Selandia Swan accident on July 23rd,2015. The findings from the investigation have indicated that, on that date, the 3rd officer was inspecting the lifebuoys mounted on the bridge wings while he was alone on watch on the bridge. During the inspection of the starboard lifebuoy, he accidentally lost his footing and fell overboard.

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Injuries due to failure of divers Emergency Gas Cylinder

IMCA has issued Safety Flash for January 2016 including key safety matters and lessons learned from three diving-related incidents reported in late Q4 2015. One incident refers to aa pillar valve which forcefully parted from a High Pressure (HP) cylinder filled with 180 bar of compressed air. The incident occurred on board a DSV (Diving Support Vessel) whilst divers prepared for a dive and were putting on their diving suits. As a result of the failure, five divers were injured as the parted valve flew off the cylinder.

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Lessons learned from dangerous overhang

The vessel was port side at berth taking bunkers via a barge on the starboard side. The bunker barge was secured alongside the vessel and was initially overhanging the vessel’s stern by 10 to 12 metres. Although the berth immediately astern was vacant at the time, potentially it could have received another vessel. The bunker barge overhang would then become a potential hazard.

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